National Revolutionary Party of Mexico

The National Revolutionary Party (PNR) was a social fascist political party in Mexico which existed from 4 March 1929 to 30 March 1938. The party was founded by Plutarco Elias Calles, President of Mexico from 1924 to 1928, who had been elected as a populist candidate with the support of communist labor unions; however, he was a conservative leader. In 1930, Calles had the Mexican Communist Party banned due to demonstrations held by the PCM, and the government ceased to redistribute land to the peasants. Calles' views were similar to those of Nazism, as he persecuted communists and labor unions while promising land reforms. His protege Lazaro Cardenas was elected President of Mexico in 1934, and Cardenas would remove his callistas from power upon coming into office. He returned the party to its roots in social democracy, and he renamed it to the "Party of the Mexican Revolution" in 1938.